Correlation of Stress and Coping Strategies with Achievement Motivation of University Students

The impact of stress and coping strategies on achievement motivation of university students was examined in this study.The current study was descriptive in nature and cross-sectional survey method was applied for the collection of data. Population of this study comprised of public sector universities of Islamabad.To select representative sample from the population, disproportionate stratified random sampling technique was used. The sample consisted of 756 students from two universities of Islamabad. In this study, three standardized instruments were used to measure stress developed by Barreca&Hepler (2000), coping strategies developed by David &Alexandra (1995) and achievement motivation developed by Mclnerney (2003). Data were analysed by applying mean, standard deviation, t-test and correlation. Research findings reveals that there is significant difference in responses between male and female university students regarding coping strategies and achievement motivation, this study also reveals that there is significant relationship between student’s stress and achievement motivation and it also reveals that coping strategies have positive correlation with achievement motivation. It is recommended that higher authorities of educational organizations may organize orientation seminars, regular stress management programs, and guidance and counseling services to meet the need of students and to achieve their academic targets effectively